Crypts of Chaos box art
Atari 2600

Crypts of Chaos

1982 · Fox Video Games · Action-Adventure · 1 player

About

This is a role playing game, sort of. The object is to kill monsters in the crypts and get any treasure you can find and get out on the crypts. How deep in the crypt you start depends on the game selection. Games one, two, three, or four place you at levels five, nine, thirteen, or one, respectively. Your weapons are a sword (unlimited attacks but useless against wizards), wand (limited attacks, depending on game selection, useless on dragons), ring of power (limited attacks, depending on game selection), and peace symbol (unlimited uses but you get no points and only useful on trolls, eyes, wizards and dragons). Your enemies are trolls, frogs, snakes, skulls, blobs, eyes, wizards and dragons. Level one has only trolls, level two has trolls and frogs, level three has trolls, frogs and snakes, etc. up to level eight and below which has everything.

Gallery

Crypts of Chaos — Box front
Box front
Crypts of Chaos — Box back
Box back
Crypts of Chaos — Title screen
Title screen
Crypts of Chaos — Screenshot
Screenshot

Details

Developer
Fox Video Games
Publisher
Fox Video Games
Genre
Action-Adventure
Players
1
Release Date
January 1, 1982
System
Atari 2600

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